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Psalms 48:5
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They looked and froze with fear;they fled in terror.
They saw it, then were they amazed. They were dismayed, They hurried away.
They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they were in panic; they took to flight.
But when they saw it, they were amazed. They ran away in fear.
As soon as they see, they are shocked; they are terrified, they quickly retreat.
They saw it, then they were amazed; They were stricken with terror, they fled in alarm.
They saw it, then they were amazed; They were terrified, they fled in a hurry.
They saw it, then were they amazed. They were dismayed, They hurried away.
When they sawe it, they marueiled: they were astonied, and suddenly driuen backe.
They saw it, then they were astonished;They were dismayed, they fled in alarm.
They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.
but when they saw it, they were terrified and ran away.
For the kings met by agreement; together they advanced.
They saw,—so they marvelled; they were troubled, they fled in consternation:
They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were frustrated and hastened away.
But when they saw it, they were amazed; they were afraid and ran away.
They themselves saw it, so they were astonished. They were terrified; they ran off.
they saw, so they marveled; they were troubled and fled away.
They marveled, to se soch thinges: they were astonied, & sodely cast downe.
They saw it, then were they amazed; They were dismayed, they hasted away.
They saw it, and so were full of wonder; they were troubled, and went quickly away in fear.
For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, they came onward together.
They sawe it, and so they marueiled, they were troubled and hasted away.
they them selues sawe it, lykewyse they marueyled, they were astonyed with feare, and sodenly in haste they were gone away.
They saw, and so they wondered: they were troubled, they were moved.
They saw it, then were they amazed; they were dismayed, they hasted away.
Thei seynge so wondriden; thei weren disturblid, thei weren mouyd togidere, tremblyng took hem.
They saw it, then they were amazed; They were dismayed, they hurried away.
They saw [it], [and] so they wondered; they were troubled, [and] hasted away.
They saw it, and so they marveled; They were troubled, they hastened away.
But when they saw it, they were stunned; they were terrified and ran away.
They saw it, then they were surprised and afraid. And they ran away fast in fear.
As soon as they saw it, they were astounded; they were in panic, they took to flight;
They themselves, saw, So, were they amazed, Dismayed - they hurried way!
(47-6) So they saw, and they wondered, they were troubled, they were moved:
As soon as they saw it, they were astounded, they were in panic, they took to flight;
They have seen -- so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.
They saw it, then they were amazed; They were terrified, they fled in alarm.
Contextual Overview
A song of praise from the Korah family.
The Lord is great! He is praised throughout the city of our God, his holy mountain. 2 His city is such a pleasant place. It brings joy to people from around the world. Mount Zion is the true mountain of God. It is the city of the great King. 3 In the palaces of that city, God is known as the fortress. 4 Once some kings met together and planned an attack against this city. They marched toward the city, 5 but when they saw it, they were amazed. They all panicked and ran away. 6 Fear grabbed them; they trembled like a woman giving birth. 7 God, with a strong east wind, you wrecked their big ships.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
were: Exodus 14:25, 2 Kings 7:6, 2 Kings 7:7, 2 Kings 19:35-37
Reciprocal: Exodus 14:24 - and troubled Joshua 2:24 - all the inhabitants Joshua 8:20 - and they had Judges 5:31 - So let 1 Samuel 28:5 - he was afraid 2 Samuel 10:19 - feared 2 Kings 6:11 - Therefore 2 Chronicles 14:14 - the fear Psalms 65:8 - afraid Isaiah 13:8 - pangs
Cross-References
In Egypt, Joseph had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. (Joseph's wife was Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest in the city of On.)
Some time later Joseph learned that his father was very sick. So he took his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, and went to his father.
When Joseph arrived, someone told Israel, "Your son Joseph has come to see you." Israel was very weak, but he tried hard and sat up in his bed.
So these two boys will be my sons. They will share in everything I own. But if you have other sons, they will be your sons. But they will also be like sons to Ephraim and Manasseh—that is, in the future, they will share in everything that Ephraim and Manasseh own.
On the trip from Paddan Aram, Rachel died in the land of Canaan. This made me very sad. We were still traveling toward Ephrath. I buried her there on the road to Ephrath." (Ephrath is Bethlehem.)
Israel was old and his eyes were not good. So Joseph brought the boys close to his father. Israel kissed and hugged the boys.
I have separated you from other nations to be my own special people. So you must be holy because I am the Lord , and I am holy.
from the descendants of Joseph: from the tribe of Ephraim—Elishama son of Ammihud; from the tribe of Manasseh—Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
Now divide the land among the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh."
The descendants of Joseph had divided into two tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim. Each of these tribes received some land; the tribe of Levi was not given any land. They were given only some towns scattered throughout the other tribes and some fields around those towns for their animals.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
They saw [it],.... Either the city or the power of God, as Aben Ezra; or, as Jarchi, God himself going forth to fight against the nations. This refers to the power Christ will take to himself, and show forth, by reigning in his church, and protecting it, which will not only be visible to the saints, but to the nations of the world; and to the brightness of Christ's coming in his spiritual reign, with the lustre of which antichrist will be destroyed, Revelation 11:17; and to the glorious state of the church, signified by the rising of the witnesses, and their standing on their feet, and ascending to heaven, which will be seen by their enemies, Revelation 11:11; and to the destruction of Rome, the smoke of whose burning, the kings of the earth, that have committed fornication with her, will see and lament,
Revelation 18:8;
[and] so their marvelled: at the glory of the church, the security of it, the power of Christ in it and over it, and at the destruction of mystical Babylon; see Isaiah 52:14;
they were troubled: as Herod and all Jerusalem were, upon hearing of the birth of Christ, Matthew 2:3; so these kings will be, upon seeing the coming and power of Christ in the latter day, the invincibleness of his church, and their own immediate and utter ruin: this will be the time or the howling of the shepherds, both civil and ecclesiastical, when all hands will be faint, and every man's heart will melt, Zechariah 11:2;
[and] hasted away: fled for fear of the great King at the head of his armies, in the defence of his church and people: and as the kings of the earth also at the destruction of Rome will flee and stand afar off, for fear of her torment, Revelation 18:10.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
They saw it - That is, they looked on it; they contemplated it; they were struck with its beauty and strength, and fled.
And so they marveled - It surpassed their expectations of its strength, and they saw with wonder that any attempt to conquer it was hopeless.
They were troubled - They were filled with anxiety and confusion. They even began to have apprehensions about their own safety. They saw that their preparations had been made in vain, and that all hopes of success must be abandoned.
And hasted away - They fled in confusion. The idea in the whole verse is that of a “panic,” leading to a disorderly flight. This “may” have occurred in the time of Jehoshaphat, 2 Chronicles 20:0, when the kings of Moab, Edom, and others, came up to attack Jerusalem, though the immediate cause of their overthrow was a conflict among themselves 2 Chronicles 20:22-25. It may have been, however, that they approached the city, and were dismayed by its strength, so that they turned away before the internal conflict occurred which ended in their ruin. But it is not “necessary” to adjust these accounts one to another, or even to suppose that this was the event referred to in the psalm, though the general ideas in it accord well with all which occurred on that occasion.
